Creating a buzz on campus

…of educational campuses nationwide to benefit pollinators. Carolina has joined more than 60 U.S. campuses working to improve their ornamental landscapes to sustain pollinators. Read more in the University Gazette……

Francis Joseph LeClair

…Quentin Read 2010 Jessica Rose Bowerman 2011 Iris Chen 2012 Briana Whitaker 2013 Jordan Preuss 2014 Susan Deans 2015 Robert Kevan Schoonover 2016 Emily Jennings 2017 Leah Johnson 2018 Patrick…

Charles Henry Hitchcock

…his wife, Orra White. This mother had such classical learning and scientific and artistic talent that “she could read the Greek Testament and calculate eclipses”… [Charles] completed the classical and…

2024 NC Wildflower of the Year

…landscape. This common but little-known species is found across the southeastern United States and is fairly widespread in North Carolina from the Piedmont to the Coastal Plain, but is less…

Margaret Campbell Campbell

…it clear how her specimens made their way to Chapel Hill. At least one specimen was sent to fellow botanist and Henderson County resident Edward Read Memminger before being incorporated…

Wildflower or Weed?

by Heather Summer, NCBG Collections Manager I once read that the only difference between a wildflower and a weed is our perspective. Anyone who has noticed a sea of pale…

2023 NC Wildflower of the Year

…flowers are an abundant and preferred nectar source for numerous species of bees and butterflies, as well as ruby-throated hummingbirds. In fact, buttonbush is considered a valuable plant among beekeepers….

Carnivorous Conservation

…But they’re facing an uncertain future — between poaching and habitat loss, the amount in the wild has significantly decreased since 1958. By Anne McDarris September 12th, 2019 Read More……

Fighting Fire with Fire

The North Carolina Botanical Garden’s prescribed fire program was featured in endeavors, the research magazine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Click to view and read this…

Up Now: Sculpture in the Garden

The 32nd annual Sculpture in the Garden opened on Sunday, September 13 and will run until Sunday, December 6. This year’s show features 61 installations by 41 North Carolina artists….